Perry Giguere

From 1978 to 2018, Perry Giguere (aka 'Perry the Poster Man') made a living putting up promotional posters all over Vancouver, always holding on to an extra copy or two at the end of a job. Through this habit, Giguere built a collection of posters that, altogether, document cultural, social and political life in Vancouver over the past four decades. The collection now stands at approximately 35,000 posters. Giguere was born in Quebec City on December 16, 1950. After spending his early years in Montreal, he moved to Vancouver in 1973. While studying to be an actor at the Firehall Theatre in 1978, he was approached to put up promotional posters for the theatre and postering soon turned into a full-time, forty-year career. Giguere passed away in Vancouver on June 17, 2018.